October 5, 2021

Brazil prosecutors seek $457 million from Vale, Samarco, BHP for dam disaster

Prosecutors allege that the companies have not fulfilled the obligations outlined in a settlement agreed in 2018.

October 5, 2021

WATCH: Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine

The Brazilian mine accounts for half Vale's copper production – engineers hope to resume output end of October.

October 4, 2021

Great Southern Copper aims to list on LSE

Earlier reports from London have GSC looking to raise £3.5 million from the IPO.

October 4, 2021

Chile’s top miners see copper production fall in August

BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production drop 14% year-on-year.

October 4, 2021

Vale halts Onça Puma mine as operating license suspended

The impact of the measure on production is still under evaluation.

October 4, 2021

Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms

President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.

October 4, 2021

Las Bambas standoff tests Castillo’s mining reform pledges

Peru's new socialist government swept to power pledging to strike a new deal with the copper mining sector to redistribute profits to Andean communities.

October 1, 2021

Mexico gears up for international arbitration, searches for legal counsel

Mexico's government has requested bids to hire legal counsel for international arbitration in two upcoming investor-state cases.

September 30, 2021

Peru minister partly blames MMG for Las Bambas unrest, sees solution in train line

Castillo's administration is also seeking to renegotiate the country's most important energy contract.

September 30, 2021

Copper price down on Fed taper talk

A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar.